Step 1: Our School

Principal Welcome Address

Full Subject-Based Banding (FSBB)

From 2024, all secondary schools will implement Full Subject Based Banding (SBB).

Full SBB is part of MOE’s ongoing efforts to nurture the joy of learning and develop multiple pathways to cater to the different strengths and interests of our students. With Full SBB, we are moving towards one secondary education, with many subject bands, to better meet our students’ learning needs. This is part of the broader shift in our education system to recognise the strengths and interests of our children, to help them build their confidence and develop an intrinsic motivation to learn for life. This is in line with our belief in providing opportunities for all our students.

• Mixed Form Classes

In Unity Secondary School, our students are grouped in form classes based on their CCAs. 

Our school sees CCAs as an organic platform for students to interact with other students taking different subject combinations, and with different strengths and interests. Through carefully designed student development experiences, CCA presents opportunities for students to mingle, build meaningful friendships, and appreciate different perspectives. 

The CCA-centric structure will also present opportunities for students’ to develop their leadership competencies as senior CCA leaders will act as mentors to their junior CCA peers. Such experiences will instill in students a sense of belonging and responsibility to the school and community. 

In Unity Secondary School, teachers guiding the students are known as Character Coaches. The role of the Character Coaches is to ensure the total well-being and character development of the students. They will also monitor the students’ academic progress and school attendance during both curriculum and CCA time. In our school, every Friday is set aside as ‘Character Day’ for CCA training and Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) lessons which will be conducted by the Character Coaches. 

• Common Curriculum at Lower Secondary

Besides CCE lessons, all Sec One students will attend lessons for the following common curriculum subjects in mixed classes: Music, Physical Education, Art, Design and Technology as well as Food and Consumer Education. This will allow students in mixed form classes to spend curriculum time together in these subjects.

The Common Curriculum subjects are designed to ensure accessibility to all students. There will be common curriculum coverage and assessment tasks & rubrics that will allow all students to meet each subject’s requirements.

• Subject Based Banding

All Sec One Students will have opportunities to do English Language, Mother Tongue Language, Mathematics and Science at a more demanding level, if they meet subject-specific criteria. 

The Unity Experience